Despite statewide numbers decreasing, Del Norte County continues have the highest teen pregnancy rate in California, according to the latest reported numbers.
In 2015, the state’s adolescent birth rate dropped to 17.6 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, the California Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. It is a 10 percent decline from the 2014 rate of 19.6 births and a 62 percent decline from the 2000 rate of 46.7, according to CDPH.
With 43.1 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, Del Norte County’s adolescent birth rate is the highest in the state. According to a statement from CDPH, this is “trending downward” from 45.4 in 2013. However, according to CDPH’s Adolescent Birth Rate by county, Del Norte’s rate rose from 39.9 in 2014 to 43.8 2015.
The county with the lowest adolescent birth rate, at 6.7, is Marin, according to CDPH.
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